Agenda

Here's what's scheduled for the event. All times are in BST.

8:20 AM
Registration and morning coffee
 
9:00 AM
Chair’s opening remarks

Vivienne Artz OBE FCSI (Hon), Vice Chair ED&I Advisory Board, International Business & Diplomatic Exchange

9:10 AM
Interview

Setting the scene for the discussion of ethnic diversity in financial services today

Host

Vivienne Artz OBE FCSI (Hon), Vice Chair ED&I Advisory Board, International Business & Diplomatic Exchange

Guest speaker

Yasmine Chinwala OBE, Partner, New Financial

9:30 AM
Keynote address I

Putting the ‘S’ in ESG: Diversity as a commercial lever for economic growth and prosperity

Leila McKenzie-Delis, Founder & CEO, DIAL Global

9:45 AM
Fireside chat I: DEI – how is the landscape evolving in 2023?

Vivienne Artz OBE FCSI (Hon), Vice Chair ED&I Advisory Board, International Business & Diplomatic Exchange

In conversation with

Sarah Guerra, Head of Culture, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Bank of England

10:05 AM
Panel I

Ethnically diverse - what does it actually mean? What are we doing to achieve ethnic diversity and inclusion in the current hybrid working environment, and is it working?

Moderator

Kate Grussing CBE, Managing Director, Sapphire Partners

Panellists:

Mitra Janes, Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion for Investment Banking, Markets and Commercial Banking, HSBC

Dr Heather Melville OBE CMgr CCMI, CEO & Founder, Clarke Smith Advisory; Senior Advisor, Teneo; Chancellor, University of York

Dale Headley MBA, Director, Corporate Sustainability, Fidelity International

Wincie Wong, Head of Digital X Workforce Technical Capability, NatWest Group

11:05 AM
Networking & morning coffee
 
11:20 AM
Keynote address II

Moving the dial on ethnic diversity & inclusion in financial services: the regulator’s role

Alicia Kedzierski, Head of Department, ESG and Diversity & Inclusion, FCA

11:35 AM
Chairman/CEO panel/MD panel

Why does “ethnically diverse” mean good for business?

Moderator:

Ann Cairns, Chair, TMF, CAB Payments and Financial Alliance for Women

Panellists:

Mitesh Sheth MBE, Chief Investment Officer for Multi-Asset, Newton Investment Management

Fiona Hathorn, CEO and Founder, Women on Boards UK

Leila McKenzie-Delis, Founder & CEO, DIAL Global 

Jacqueline Taiwo, Co-Founder & CEO, Black Women in Asset Management

12:25 PM
Panel II

What is stopping us from onboarding ethnically diverse people and why can’t we keep them? Using data to explore cultural barriers to ethnic diversity and accelerate ethnic inclusion in financial services

Moderator:

Dr Najat Benchiba-Savenius, Chief of Staff to CCO, TONOMUS.NEOM

Panellists:

Mary O’Connor, CEO, Howden Capital Advisory & Placement

Abisola Barber, CMgr CCMI, Director, ICG Compliance, Citi

Shoshana Rosenberg, FIP, PLS, CIPM, CIPP/E/A/US/C, CDPSE, Founder & CEO, SafePorter

Nishma Gosrani OBE, Partner, Bain & Company and TheCityUK Next Generation Leadership Council Member

1:15 PM
Networking & lunch
 
2:15 PM
A series of talks followed by an interactive session with the audience – Ethnic diversity and inclusion in the financial services industry - What have we learnt so far and what could we still do differently?

Moderator

Bhavini 'Bev' Shah, Co-Chief Executive, City Hive

Speaker I

Justin Onuekwusi, Incoming Chief Investment Officer, St. James’s Place and Co-Founder, #TalkAboutBlack and EnCircle

Speaker II

Jennie Koo, Head of Operations Risk Management, Capital One & Executive Board Member, WIBF

Speaker III

Pratyusha Kothi, Business Owner, Payments, Swift

Q&A with the audience

3:15 PM
Fireside chat II: How can inclusion transform lives and help communities to thrive?

Vivienne Artz OBE FCSI (Hon), Vice Chair ED&I Advisory Board, International Business & Diplomatic Exchange

In conversation with

Mary Macleod, Chief Executive, Business in the Community and Chair, Women’s Business Council

3:35 PM
Afternoon tea & networking
 
4:00 PM
Interview

Moving the dial on ethnic diversity: getting the conversation started

Host:

Sarah Austin, Founder & CEO, Really Helpful Club

Guest speaker

Professor Binna Kandola OBE, Senior Partner and Co-Founder, Pearn Kandola LLP

4:20 PM
Panel III

Getting better at having hard conversations and the importance of an intersectional approach in attracting and keeping an ethnically diverse workforce. The future framework in the financial and professional services industry – how can we make it up to the younger generation?

Moderator:

Sandra Kerr CBE, Race Equality Director, Business in the Community

Panellists:

Yvonne Braun, Director of Policy, Long Term Savings and Protection, ABI

Lisa Healy, Director, UK Head of Banks, FIG Coverage Banker, Société Générale 

Lanre Sulola, Founder and CEO, Leadership Coach, Inner Ambitions

5:10 PM
Chair’s closing remarks and close of proceedings

Vivienne Artz OBE FCSI (Hon), Vice Chair ED&I Advisory Board, International Business & Diplomatic Exchange